Posted on 05/27/2013 2:35:55 PM PDT by Altariel
A CALORIE is a calorie. This truism has been the foundation of nutritional wisdom and our beliefs about obesity since the 1960s.
What it means is that a calorie of protein will generate the same energy when metabolized in a living organism as a calorie of fat or carbohydrate. When talking about obesity or why we get fat, evoking the phrase “a calorie is a calorie” is almost invariably used to imply that what we eat is relatively unimportant. We get fat because we take in more calories than we expend; we get lean if we do the opposite. Anyone who tells you otherwise, by this logic, is trying to sell you something.
But not everyone buys this calorie argument, and the dispute erupted in full force again last week. The Journal of the American Medical Association published the results of a clinical trial by Dr. David Ludwig of Boston Children’s Hospital and his collaborators. While the media tended to treat the study as another diet trial — what should we eat to maintain weight loss? — it spoke to a far more fundamental issue: What actually causes obesity? Why do we get fat in the first place? Too many calories? Or something else?
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
Good for you!
Its been tons and tons of work and sacrifice.
***** “For example, I don’t eat habanero peppers anymore” ****
I have always thought Habanero tasted like crap anyway ... either Cayenne or Jalapeno would be my preferred pepper (I don’t like Green Pepper (Red Yellow or Orange) either) which is strange cause I love my Cajun / Creole and that is part of the Trinity.
On the Brighter side my BP Meds have an added side effect (besides peeing every hour 24/7) ... a little Lactose Intolerance ... good thing I’m single cause I don’t have a Dog to blame it on.
I had Farts that smelled just like boiled Quail Eggs for a week after my last Ice Cream encounter.
TT
(Good thing I knew where to pick up some boiled Quail eggs)
Dang it! Liquid on my glasses, liquid on the keyboard, on the screen, liquid spewed all over the front of my shirt and up my nose!
Don’t post things like when I’m having a drink of water!
Damn ... hope the EX doesn’t read that, the way it is written she will accuse me of calling her a Dog... Damned sure wish that English was her first Language
TT
Later, after the lights are out.... that's when things get iffy.
And technically, if you have catz, you can blame weird smells on them.
But the burn. That horrible burn.
/johnny
******* “But the burn. That horrible burn.” *******
Oh I do that horrible burn thing with Onions, I love them, when I’m prepping (cooking) and slicing Onions I can’t help it ... I eat the
Raw Onion ... 15 minutes later I start to pay for it... but I do not learn, at Whataburger I always say the same thing... Extra Raw Onions... Not Cooked.
I’ll pay the price ... I love Raw Onions and pay for it every time with a smile.
TT
**** “and good beer” ****
I have found that a good Dark Beer early ... makes every Light Beer that follows taste like a Dark Beer.
No excuse for my excess, just an observance.
TT
***** “when she stopped feeding us wheat” *****
Refined or Whole?
Super Refined / Refined (White) deleted from my diet also = weight loss (I did the whole “anything White was bad” diet) next time I am going to still let myself eat Potatoes and see if that works as well (cause I craved starches and would binge when I slipped)
TT
“I eat more than that for first and second breakfast.”
You appear to live like a hobbit.
>> people on raw food diets generally exhibit some form of malnutrition over time.
Possibly indicative of a veg/vegan diet where animal proteins/B12 are in short supply.
Interesting info — thanks! Where does the layman find out more about the intestinal insight you mentioned?
>> Oh I do that horrible burn thing with Onions
What about chewing on a raw garlic glove?
Yeah, I’d like to hear of more way to increase the variety of good intestinal bacteria.
I eat lots of bread, butter and wheat things...weight stays the same...
My observation is most people who are obese are so because they eat far too much .....and too often.
They can’t seem to eat a handful of chips...they eat a good portion of the bag....One slice of pie at a meal..., and late night raid to the fridge for seconds plus milk to wash it down.
Just too much food, too often.. and not enough activity to compensate.
Aw right, who ya got watchin’ my house?
A basic calorie tradeoff that fundamentally make sense.
**** “What about chewing on a raw garlic glove?” *****
I love them too, but I don’t suffer the 15 minute later SUPER HEARTBURN like I do from Onions, the Garlic is just sweet at first then kinda gets hot in the mouth...
Another favorite is Ginger Root.... that puppy will clear your sinuses, clean your palate and settle a queasy stomach all at the same time. (used to grind some up , mix it with raw sugar and feed it to hung over shipmates that cussed me at first then after their eyes quit watering they would thank me cause they felt so much better)
TT
LOL.......Hey, you never can tell who’s peaking when the ol’ refrigerator light breaks thru the darkness!
Guess I’m one of the fortunate ones....pretty much eat when and what I want and weight stays the same pretty much. Still weigh what I did in highschool.
But...I do drink a protein shake with a multi-vit/mineral every morning. And when I miss that it’s apparent...I get a serious sweet tooth!
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